The largest gathering of rabbis in West Coast Chabad-Lubavitch history celebrated philanthropist Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz and his wife, Tamar. On March 4, Chabad’s more than 260 emissaries on the West Coast gathered for its 40th West Coast Kinus HaShluchim convention at Chabad’s Westwood headquarters. The highlight of the event was the presentation of the Chesed Award to Rechnitz (right). Photo by David Miller
There’s a sense of being in the thicket again, screaming while an indifferent — or worse — crowd walks on.
“Why must I be Jewish in today’s world?” Amidst the ongoing conflict in Israel, with antisemitism once again on the rise, this question is beginning to worm into the minds of a new generation of young Jews.
Today, what we are witnessing on college campuses across the nation is an entirely new breed of the old antisemitic tropes that have waxed and waned on the battlefield of the American academy.
Last week, anti-Israel protesters descended onto UCLA’s campus, set up “encampments” and posted their demands to the University’s leadership.
The legacy media continue to treat “pro-Palestinian” protesters with kid gloves, while depicting Israel as the bully terrorizing the neighborhood.
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